i was told when i was little if u swallow gum it would stay there for 7 years and i would have a gum tree in my tummy which would grow and make me really tall and i would never stop growing
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- my nanna told me if I swallowed gum that I would have a gum tree growing out of my tummy— ms pouty
- I used to believe that if I swallow chewing gum, a rubber tree will grow on my head!— Farry Aprianto
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- My dad always told me never to swallow the pips from apples because trees would start growing in my stomach!!— ALISON W
- My mum always told me not to pick my nose and eat it because spiders would grow in my tummy......— Ben
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria